Exmar Shipmanagement

EXMAR Ship Management is a Belgian registered maritime company. It was established in 1991 as part of the shipping activities of the Compagnie Maritime Belge group, established in 1895 as a diversified shipping group with headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium. When the CMB shareholders decided on the de-merger of the company by spinning off its Gas Transport Business into a new Belgian listed public limited liability company, EXMAR Shipmanagement NV became a 100% affiliate of Exmar NV.

Services

The ship management company of the EXMAR Group offers ship management services to the maritime industry. These services include:

  • Crewing services: ESM employs 387 Senior Officers, 598 Junior Officers, 700 A/B seamen and 127 Offshore employees to operate LNG and LNGRV carriers, LPG carriers, Floating Storage and Regasification Units, Floating Liquefaction Units and Offshore Accommodation Barges. Company activities include :
  • Technical Superintendence & HSEQ management
  • Technical, marine & IT consultancy services:
    • Pre-purchase inspections, building supervision & commissioning of vessels under construction
    • HSEQ management: implementation, maintenance, training and audits
    • Port Facility Security management: assessment of security threats, security plans, training & drills, audits
    • IT: implementation of on board planned maintenance systems.

EXMAR Ship Management specialises in managing the following vessel/barge types :

  • VLGC LPG carriers
  • Midsize LPG carriers
  • LNG and LNGRV carriers
  • Fully pressurized LPG carriers
  • Semi-pressurized Gas carriers
  • Floating Storage & Regasification Units[1]
  • Offshore units (FPSOs, accommodation barges)
  • Floating Liquefaction Units

Overview

EXMAR Ship Management has been involved in the management of LNG and LPG vessels since the early 1980s, as the primary ship manager of EXMAR NV, as well as other owners such as Avance. Exmar NV is supervising an LPG carrier new building programme and a refit of its LNG fleet to accommodate Regas operations on a number of its LNG Gas Carriers. EXMAR Ship Management Superintendents are typically former serving Officers who manage vessels from NB spec review to full operations. Similarly, the experience gained in assisting the owner during pre-delivery and the first months of operation (first outfit, guarantee items, etc.) are utilised for the subsequent technical superintendence of the vessel. The company's Marine Department manages all aspects of vessel conformance with the relevant ISO, OHSAS and TMSA standards. Training programs have been set up with the Antwerp Maritime Academy and other Institutes for in-depth training with the STCW and ARPA, BRM, GMDSS and full mission Bridge simulators.

LNG cargo

The LNG fleet managed by EXMAR Ship Management is as follows:

VesselCapacity m³Year builtYardOwnerTypeShip-Managed since
EXCELERATE138.0002006DSMEEXMAR/Excelerate EnergyLNGRV20/10/2006
EXCELLENCE138.0002005DSMEMaya MaritimeLNGRV05/04/2005
EXPERIENCE174.4002014DSMEG KaiserLNGRV05/04/2005
EXCELSIOR138.0002005DSMEEXMAR/TK LNG PartnersLNGRV14/01/2005
EXCEL138.0002003DSMEEXMAR/MOLLNGC26/09/2003
EXCALIBUR138.0002002DSMEEXMAR/TK LNG PartnersLNGC01/10/2002
METHANIA131.0001978BoelwerfDistrigas LNG ShippingLNGC01/01/1978
EXPLORER150.9002008DSMEEXMAR/Excelerate EnergyLNGRV01/01/2008
EXPRESS150.9002009DSMEEXMAR/Excelerate EnergyLNGRV11/05/2009
EXEMPLAR150.9002010DSMEExcelerate EnergyLNGRV30/09/2010
Converted to FSRU service in late 2022 on a 10-year lease at the Port of Inkoo following the cutoff of Russian gas to Finland following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now, FSRU Exemplar.[1]
EXPEDIENT150.9002010DSMEExcelerate EnergyLNGRV02/04/2010
EXQUISITE150.9002009DSMEExcelerate EnergyLNGRV30/10/2009
LNG LERICI65.0002009Sestri Cantieri NavaliLNG ShippingLNGRC03/10/2012
LNG Portovenere65.0002009Sestri Cantieri NavaliLNG ShippingLNGRV04/10/2012

FSRU

The FRSU Toscana is co-managed and operated by EXMAR Ship Management and Fratelli Cosulich through the joint venture EXMAR Cosulich Offshore Services

VesselCapacity m³Year BuiltYardOwnerTypeOperated since
FSRU Toscana79.9842012Drydocks WorldOLTFSRU01/02/2012

LPG/NH3 cargo

EXMAR Ship Management currently manages and operates the following VLGC’s, midsize, semi-refrigerated and fully pressurized gas carriers :

VesselCapacity m³Year builtYardOwnerTypeOperated since
ANGELA3.5402009YamanishiFertility Devpt Co Ltd/Wah KwongPressurised20/10/2006
AVANCE83.0002002Kawasaki HIAvance GasVLGC05/04/2005
BASTOGNE35.2292002Hyundai HIExmar/TeekayMidsize21/09/2011
BRUGGE VENTURE35.4181997Mitsubishi HIEXMAR/TeekayMidsize21/04/2013
BRUSSELS35.4541997Mitsubishi HIEXMAR/TeekayMidsize04/05/2005
COURCHEVILLE28.0061989BoelwerfEXMAR/TeekayMidsize01/08/1996
ELISABETH3.4522009YamanishiLaurel Carriers Inc/Wah KwongPressurised15/10/2012
EUPEN38.9611999Mitsubishi HIEXMAR/TeekayMidsize14/12/2002
JOAN3.5402007YamanishiUniversal Crown Ltd/Wah KwongPressurised06/07/2009
LIBRAMONT38.4452006DSMEEXMAR/TeekayMidsize16/05/2006
MAGDALENA3.5412008YamanishiHallsworth Marine/Wah KwongPressurised09/05/2012
MARIANNE3.5392008YamanishiCroxford Ltd/Wah KwongPressurised09/09/2009
TEMSE12.0301995BoelwerfEXMAR/TeekaySemi-refrigerated01/09/1995
TOURAINE39.2701996Hitachi ZosenEXMAR/TeekayMidsize12/05/2003
WAASMUNSTER38.1152013Hyundai MipoEXMAR/TeekayMidsize01/04/2014
WAREGEM38.1152014Hyundai MipoEXMARMidsize25/09/2014
WARINSART38.1152013Hyundai MipoEXMAR/TeekayMidsize06/06/2014

Offshore

EXMAR Ship Management is responsible for the technical operations of the following four offshore units:

  • Farwah: 35,000 bbl/d (5,600 m3/d), 900,000 bbl (140,000 m3) storage FPSO
  • Kissama: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 220 people
  • Nunce: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 350/450 people
  • Otto 5: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 300 people


In addition to servicing owned tonnage, Exmar (Exmar Offshore Services) provides operational support to third party FPSO projects in West & North Africa and Italy.

References

  1. Tanner, Jari (28 December 2022). "Finland gets floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas". ABC News. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  • Company brochure EXMAR Ship Management, De Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerp
  • Company website
  • Ship to Shore Internal magazine
  • Internal Vessel Information Portal
  • Excelerate Energy Website
  • Teekay LNG Partners Website
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